The Ponte Vedra girls lacrosse team knows exactly where it wants its season to end — in a place a few hours south of its home field in St. Johns County.

Still, the Sharks understood that before they could make history, they had to repeat some on Wednesday night in the District 3 title game.

Ponte Vedra (17-1) didn’t make the task look too difficult, dispatching Nease (13-6) 20-3 to capture its second consecutive crown and lock up another spot in the postseason.

“It’s feels wonderful to keep my senior year going,” attack Kylie Reiman said. “None of us wanted this to end because we all love each other and this team. We want to keep it going.”

Reiman and Ponte Vedra relished their dominant victory on Wednesday, posing for photos and opening a box of district championship T-shirts once the game had ended.

Coach Kelly Dotsikas said she didn’t want to think about what the team would have done with the clothing if they lost. To be fair, the issue was never really a concern.

Ponte Vedra led 8-0 early and 14-1 as halftime arrived. Nease scattered its three goals throughout the night, and never really created any panic for the Sharks.

The result wasn’t too surprising, either, as Ponte Vedra has steamrolled its way through opponents this season. The Sharks lone loss came to a strong Lake Brantley team — 12-9 on April 6. Otherwise, Ponte Vedra has defeated county stalwarts Creekside and Bartram Trail, and beaten everyone else by a combined score of 243-82.

“We’re really just trying to take it one game at a time,” Dotsikas said. “That’s how we’re approaching every game. We don’t take anything for granted.”

While the brackets are a little deceptive in lacrosse given how the field has changed in the last couple of years, the deepest run Ponte Vedra has ever made came last season.

The Sharks fell in overtime to Bartram 12-11 in a second-round play-in playoff game. The Bears then cruised on to the final four to become the first North Florida squad to ever do so. Ponte Vedra would have to defeat the winner of the Flagler Palm Coast-Matanzas district and then take down another opponent before it would have a shot at a St. Johns County school — that’s assuming Creekside or Bartram make it that far as well.

The Bears and Knights play for the District 2 title tonight.

Dotsikas said the path isn’t something they’re going to spend too much time poring over.

“It’s one game at a time for us,” she reiterated. “Just one game at a time.”

It’s easy to see Ponte Vedra making a run at the state semifinals, which will be held at West Orange High School in Winter Garden in early May. The Sharks have played steady defense all season, but it’s been their ball possession off draw controls and speed on offense that has given opponents fits.

On Wednesday, Nease simply couldn’t slow the tidal attack of Ponte Vedra. Nine different players scored for the Sharks, led by Jade Gordon, Reiman, Emma Dotsikas, Anne Zawacki and Abby Walker, who each had three goals. Kacey Merlini notched two goals, while Anna Wu and Melissa Kochan tossed in a goal apiece. Merlini also had five assists, all in the first half.

“I’m grateful for every moment on the field right now,” Reiman said. “Everyone on the team is.”

Nease hardly saw the ball throughout the night, but when the Panthers did, they cheered as though they were trying to equalize with a few seconds left on the clock.

New coach Missy Jaworski wasn’t caught off guard by her team’s response. From the moment she took over the program, she’s tried to push forward a team that has been idling since it dominated the county back in 2008. This season marked the first winning campaign for Nease since. In the past four years, the best Nease has finished was 7-9 (in 2009 and 2012). The Panthers were just 7-21 in between.

“It was an awesome experience,” Jaworski said. “These girls really came together and changed the attitude on this team. ... We wanted to change the philosophies and reinforce how the game was supposed to be played.”

Jaworski, who played her first two collegiate seasons at Binghamton, a state university in New York, spent the past two years at Jacksonville — establishing a direct link to Nease in the process. Mindy McCord, who was Nease’s coach back when it was at its peak, is the head coach for the Dolphins.

Jaworski brought the Panthers to some games this year and tried to get the team to see where they could be headed. It has paid immediate dividends.

Aside from the improved record, five players in Nikki Dalton (Belmont Abbey), Marina Carcaba (Saint Leo), Jessica Bergin (Piedmont), Jenna Smith (Piedmont) and Blake Forrest (Piedmont) signed to play at the next level.

Smith, Paige Farrar and McKenzie Stanley scored on Wednesday night.

“I’ve been here just one year and I’m excited, the girls are excited, about what we’ve already been able to do,” she said. “We’re already looking forward to next year.”